March 31, 2016

Birthday girl

Lily the Fish is 11 today and continues to grow in grace and wisdom. 

In France on this day it is the custom to try and pin a picture of a fish on the back of a friend, hence Lilys name. No idea where this custom came from or why. Like much of our life here, it is a mystery.

On a more mature note, here is info about Christains expo near Avignon ....
http://christianhadengue.blogspot.fr/

1 comment:

  1. When in doubt (in France) blame it on a king, queen or a pope. In this case, Charles IX:
    http://www.linternaute.com/actualite/societe/1217607-poisson-d-avril-d-ou-vient-la-tradition-du-1er-avril-1-avril-2016/
    Which may or may not be true but as I said, blame it on the king. You remember that Charles...made his sister Marguerite marry Henri of Navarre (La Reine Margot, good film).

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